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liabilities

British  
/ ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪz /

plural noun

  1. accounting business obligations incurred but not discharged and entered as claims on the assets shown on the balance sheet Compare assets

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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AI startups might be exposed to liabilities in ways previous generations of tech companies weren’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The key reasons a club may fail relate to overdue payables to other teams, players or outstanding tax liabilities.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

In the Chapter 11 filing, Leslie’s reported total assets of $722.2 million and total liabilities and debt of about $1.2 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Barth notes Suncor also is transferring about C$1.4 billion of liabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

We have already noted some of the assets and liabilities they brought along with them.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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